Additive manufacturing for Defence & Nuclear

From prototype concept through to design and manufacture, defence & nuclear industry applications are part of the nascent industries that adopt additive manufacturing technologies. This segment reports on these applications and sheds light on defence and nuclear organizations’ approach of AM technologies.

Norsk Titanium delivers a 3D printed flight critical structure to a defense customer

Norsk Titanium, a producer of aerospace-grade structural titanium components using its patented Rapid Plasma Deposition® (RPD®) technology, has delivered a flight critical aircraft structure...

1000 Kelvin and Fieldmade join forces to support the military sector with AM. Here is how.

1000 Kelvin, the AI-driven additive manufacturing (AM) software company that recently launched AMAIZE, joins forces with Fieldmade, an expert in mobile manufacturing for rugged...

Auburn University to support the US Army with its Additive Manufacturing expertise in a $50M project

Auburn University just secured what is described as the largest research contract in university history. Through a new three-year project, the advanced manufacturing team...

Additive Manufacturing Solutions to explore the technical feasibility of recovering critical materials from surplus defense assets

Additive Manufacturing Solutions Ltd. (AMS), a UK-based startup providing material and process validation services, is collaborating with the UK Ministry of Defence’s (MOD) Defence...

NATO’s €1 billion fund could accelerate the use of 3D printing in defense startups

A €1 Billion Fund to propel deep tech advancements NATO, the collective security system, announced last year the NATO Innovation Fund (NIF) that aims to...

U.S. Marines and Navy Collaborate on Tactical Fabrication (TACFAB) Additive Manufacturing kits

Carderock (US Navy) is once again partnering with the USMC (US Marines), are working on a Tactical Fabrication (TACFAB) Additive Manufacturing kit. This collaboration...

Sintavia to Develop Additive Manufacturing Facility in support of the United States Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.

Sintavia, LLC, a designer and additive manufacturer of complex mechanical systems and components for the Aerospace & Defense industry, announced today that it had...

35 years of AMUG: the how and the why of a volunteering commitment that pushes the AM industry forward

The 2023 edition of AMUG will be held at Hilton Chicago, from March 19 – 23, 2023. If you’re a Communication & Marketing Manager new...

ČEZ and Škoda JS produce 4159 3D printed parts to address supply chain issues, plan to expand the use of 3D printing for nuclear parts

Energy company ČEZ (which is also the sole owner of Škoda JS) and nuclear energy company Škoda JS recently reported that, to address supply...

Understanding the wave of lay-offs in the AM industry and where the current demand for talent lies

With the development of smart devices, 3D printing, robotics, AI, 5G, quantum computing and the Internet of Things, day-to-day work in manufacturing is continually...